Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word bind. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in bind.
Definitions and meaning of bind
bind
Etymology
From Middle Englishbinden, from Old Englishbindan, from Proto-West Germanic*bindan, from Proto-Germanic*bindaną (compare West Frisianbine, Dutchbinden, Low Germanbinnen, Germanbinden, Danishbinde), from Proto-Indo-European*bʰéndʰ-e-ti, from *bʰendʰ-(“to tie”).
Compare Welshbenn(“cart”), Latinoffendīx(“knot, band”), Lithuanianbeñdras(“partner”), Albanianbind(“to convince, to awe, to spell”), Ancient Greekπεῖσμα(peîsma, “cable, rope”), Persianبستن(bastan, “to bind”), Sanskritबन्धति(bándhati). Doublet of bandana.
(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
(intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
(intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
(intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
Synonyms:fetter, make fast, tie, fasten, restrain
(transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
(transitive) To couple.
(figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
Synonyms:restrain, restrict, obligate
(law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
(law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
Synonym:indenture
(transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
(transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
(transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
Synonyms:bandage, dress
(transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
(transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
(transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
(transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
(UK, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
(intransitive, LGBT) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
bind (pluralbinds)
That which binds or ties.
A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
Synonyms:see Thesaurus:difficult situation
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
(music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
(chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
The indurated clay of coal mines.
Derived terms
References
“bind”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“bind”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“bind”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
INBD
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian*bind-, from Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-(“to persuade, encourage; constrain”). Cognate to Ancient Greekπείθω(peíthō, “to persuade, convince”), Illyrian*Bindus(“Illyrian Neptune”) and ThracianBithus(“theonym”). Doublet with be
Verb
bind (aoristbinda, participlebindur)
to convince, persuade, amaze
(archaic or chiefly dialectal) to perform magic, cast a spell, wonder, dazzle
Conjugation
Related terms
be
përbindësh
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɪnt
Verb
bind
inflection of binden:
first-person singular present indicative
imperative
Faroese
Etymology
From the verb binda.
Noun
bindn (genitive singularbinds, pluralbind)
a book binding
a book jacket or cover
a book band
a volume (single book of a publication)
a bandage
armlet, brassard
a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
truss
Declension
German
Verb
bind
singular imperative of binden
(colloquial)first-person singular present of binden
Nawdm
Noun
bindd (pluralbinaɦa)
year
age
References
Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary[2], SIL International